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Axis Capital Holdings Ltd (NYSE: AXS) closed the day trading at $98.61 down -0.50% from the previous closing price of $99.11. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.71 million shares were traded. AXS stock price reached its highest trading level at $100.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $97.73.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AXS, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.25.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on January 13, 2025, initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $93.
On December 11, 2024, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Underweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $78 to $89.
On October 04, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $118.TD Cowen initiated its Buy rating on October 04, 2024, with a $118 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 05 ’25 when DAVIS CHARLES A sold 2,139,037 shares for $93.50 per share. The transaction valued at 199,999,960 led to the insider holds 2,404,133 shares of the business.
DAVIS CHARLES A sold 2,234,636 shares of AXS for $199,999,922 on Feb 03 ’25. The Director now owns 4,543,170 shares after completing the transaction at $89.50 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AXS now has a Market Capitalization of 7755992064 and an Enterprise Value of 7356453376. As of this moment, Axis’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.91. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.215 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.45.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AXS is 0.84, which has changed by 0.41925728 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11708844 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AXS has reached a high of $107.19, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $68.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.31%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AXS traded about 670.27K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AXS traded about 770590 shares per day. A total of 78.65M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 75.71M. Insiders hold about 3.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.86% stake in the company. Shares short for AXS as of 1749772800 were 1706807 with a Short Ratio of 2.55, compared to 1747267200 on 1953963. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1706807 and a Short% of Float of 2.4600001.
Dividends & Splits
AXS’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.76, up from 1.76 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017758047The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.92.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Axis Capital Holdings Ltd (AXS) is currently in the spotlight, with 8.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.46, with high estimates of $2.83 and low estimates of $2.23.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.75 and $11.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.49. EPS for the following year is $12.51, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $13.1 and $12.05.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $1.68B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.71B to a low estimate of $1.66B. As of the current estimate, Axis Capital Holdings Ltd’s year-ago sales were $1.57BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.33B. There is a high estimate of $1.35B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.32B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AXS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.51B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.14B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.76BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.57B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.2B and the low estimate is $6.3B.
